The Lincoln County News

“Anybody can do it,” Leeroy Gandy said on the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 18, standing in his home among a half-dozen wooden canvases painted with carefully drafted geometric cardinals, chickadees, blue jays and more.

Four months into his term, Dresden Select Board member Gary Getchell has resigned, citing health issues within his family.

Development of an affordable housing project on Mills Road in Newcastle is underway, as Rob Nelson and his team celebrated the start of construction with a ground-breaking ceremony the morning of Monday, Oct. 28.

A new committee is making its way in Dresden, with community members eager to get to work on establishing a veterans memorial in the town.

State Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, said she is running for another term in the Maine Senate to continue advocating for healthy communities, affordable housing, and accessible health care.

Dale Harmon, a Boothbay Region Water District foreman and longtime Boothbay Select Board member, said he is running for state Senate to advocate for fiscal efficiency, lower energy costs, and smaller government.

The Lincoln County News collected 18 first, second, and third place awards in the 2024 Maine Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, including top honors in the General Excellence – Advertising category.

Former Damariscotta Fire Chief and longtime community stalwart James “Jimmy” Hall passed away at his home in Damariscotta on Oct. 14 following a lengthy illness.

Surrounded by dozens of friends and conservation-minded confidantes, Bambi Jones and David “Tracy” Moskovitz, of Whitefield’s Hidden Valley Farm, were awarded the New England Leopold Conservation Award on Saturday, Oct. 19.

To Howard Tuttle, superintendent of RSU 12, school leadership is all about teamwork, creativity, patience, and communication.

State Rep. Lydia V. Crafts, D-Newcastle, advocates for addressing climate change, increasing affordable housing, and bettering health care in her campaign for a third term in the Maine House of Representatives.

Mary Lou J. Daxland, R-Newcastle, said she wants to fight to reduce the cost of living and change education should she be elected to represent House District 46.